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        This is a maintenance release containing several fixes to issues found in 1.7.3.<p /></content>
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                                    <h2>TabbedGroups</h2>
	            Moving a page to another leaf could cause a crash to occur and has been fixed.<p />

	            Moving a page to another leaf could cause the pages to disappear and has been fixed.<p />

	            AtLeastOneLeaf set to <i>false</i> in <i>InitializeComponent</i> method would not be honoured 
	            and a leaf would be created and shown when the form is shown. This has been corrected.<p />

	            ActiveLeaf is no longer persisted into <i>InitializeComponent</i> as it makes no sense to do so.<p /><h2>TabControl</h2>
	            New property <i>DragOverSelect</i> added so that when dragging over the tab control it will cause 
	            a change in tab page after a short delay when hovering over a tab page header. This can be turned off 
	            if not required by setting the this property to <i>false</i>.<p />
	
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	            page from that position. This matches against the tab page headers to find a match. Returns
	            <i>null</i> if no match can be found.<p /><h2>Docking</h2>
	            Saving a configuration would often crash and especially when any of the content are in 
 	            the auto hidden state. This has been corrected and should never crash.<p />
	
	            Changes to the content title or image will now be reflected immediately in the auto hidden
	            tab stubs that are visible at the edge of the docking area. Previously the text or images 
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                                    <h2>Building the samples</h2>
            Each sample has been written in <i>C#</i> and <i>VB.NET</i>, so you should navigate to the appropriate language 
            version contained below the <i>Magic Library 1.7.4\Samples</i> directory. Double click the solution file
            found and you will be presented with the list of available samples. Righ click the sample application of interest and 
            select the <i>"Set as StartUp Project"</i> option. Now select the <i>"Debug \ Start"</i> menu option and the 
            projects will be automatically compiled and the selected sample started.<p /><h2>Building the Magic source code</h2>
		    Navigate to the <i>Magic Library 1.7.4\Source</i> directory and you will find a Visual Studio .NET solution 
		    called <i>MagicLibrary</i>. Double click this solution and you will be presented with a project that includes all
		    the source code for building an unsigned version of the Magic Library. The output will be placed by default in the
		    <i>Magic Library 1.7.4\Bin</i> directory and given the name <i>MagicLocalLibrary.dll</i> to distinguish it from the
		    official signed version that is in the same location and called <i>MagicLibrary.dll</i>.<p /><h2>Using Magic in your own applications</h2>
            Either create a new project or load the existing project of interest and right click the <i>References</i> folder.
            The will present a dialog box with the <i>.NET</i> tab already selected. Navigate down the list of assemblies in 
            this tab until you find the <i>Magic</i> entry which should then be selected. Your project now has a reference to 
            the official signed build of <i>Magic</i>. When you decide to distribute your project you will need to also distribute
            the signed assembly which is contained in the <i>Magic Library 1.7.4\Bin</i> directory and called <i>MagicLibrary.dll</i>.
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			There is no license fee or royalty fee to be paid at any time for using the 
			Magic Library. You are however requested to acknowledge the use of the library
			and provide a link to our home page <i>www.dotnetmagic.com</i> from the 
			<i>About</i> box of your application.<p />
			You may include the source code, modified source code, signed assembly or modified 
			built assembly within your own projects for either personal or commercial use but excluding 
			the restrictions outlined below.<p />
			The following restrictions apply to all parts of the library, including all source code, assemblies,
			samples and documentation...<p /><ul><li>The above items cannot be sold as is, either individually or together.</li><li>The above items cannot be modified and then sold as a library component, either 
					individually or together.</li></ul>
			In other words, if you are using the library to enhance your project then you 
			are fine. If you are trying to gain commercically from the library itself rather 
			than using it to enhance your own work then you are prohibited from its use.<p />
			If in any doubt they please contact us at <a href="mailto:license@dotnetmagic.com">
			license@dotnetmagic.com</a> for a quick determination.<p /></content>
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